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SYRIA CRISIS RESPONSE Updated 25August 2013
REGIONAL OVERVIEW SYRIA KEY FACTS
Syrian refugees in the region
ACAPS, Syria Needs Analysis Project, June 2013
~2,030,0001,982,984
Registered and awaiting registration
21 August, UNHCR
~1,000,000
Estimated number of children – 740,000
are estimated to be under the age of 11
23 August, UNHCR
240,816
Awaiting registration with UNHCR
21 August, UNHCR
According to UNHCR 1,982,984 have now fled Syria.
More than 1.4 million of them fled in 2013 alone. In the 233 days
that passed since 1 January an average of more than 6,000 people
fled every day.
Children make up 51.4% of the refugee population. There are
now more than 1,000,000 refugee children in the region.
6.8m
Est. population in
need of assistance
Source: OCHA, 15 July
5.1m
Est. number
of IDP’s
Source: ACAPS, June 2013
~100k
Source: UN, 25 July
Est. number of
schools affected
Source: UNICEF, May 2013
~22%
3.1m
Source: OCHA, 15 July
Est. # of children
in need of assistance
To date we have reached 608,679
people in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq,
Egypt and Syria – approx 360,311
children.
Save the Children has worked in the Middle
East for decades. In July 2012 we launched
an ambitious emergency appeal to respond
to the growing refugee crisis in the region
and are now aiming to raise 183,825,742
USD for our humanitarian interventions in
Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Syria,
aiming to reach at least 1,572,265 people.
To date we have received
$71,303,423 in funding for our
response in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq,
Egypt and Syria. But with the needs
growing every day, more funding is
desperately needed.
OUR RESPONSE
URGENT NEEDS
As the conflict continues, so does the impact
of the war on children. Above all else, Save the
Children calls on the UN Security Council to
overcome its divisions and urgently unite
behind a plan that will bring about a peaceful
resolution to the conflict in Syria. The
international community must press urgently
and explicitly for parties to the conflict to:
• Allow safe, unfettered and effective access
for the timely delivery of humanitarian aid to
all persons in need wherever they are located
throughout Syria and using all possible
channels
• Take specific measures to ensure that
children are protected and not targeted by
armed violence, including ending the use of
explosive weapons in populated areas, the
military use of schools and the recruitment
and use of children under the age of 18 in
armed groups and forces.
• Cooperate with the UN to ensure that all
violations of children’s rights are monitored
and documented so that those responsible can
be held to account.
Save the Children is actively
coordinating with governments, UN
agencies and other NGOs to
respond to the humanitarian crisis
in the region.
The living conditions in Domiz refugee camp in the Kurdish part of Iraq are tough for the approximately 55,000
Syrian refugees who are staying there. Save the Children is currently setting up 2 Child Friendly Spaces and is
leading an inter-agency clean-up campaign in the camp. PHOTO: Save the Children/ Rob Holden
Est. number of
people killed, including
7000 children

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SYRIA CRISIS RESPONSE Updated 25August 2013
The most vulnerable children are those who remain inside Syria,
who risk death, illness, abuse and exploitation on a daily basis.
The humanitarian needs in Syria are incalculable, and providing
essential life-saving services to Syrian children and their families
remains a priority.
The widespread insecurity and fighting inside Syria makes this a
challenging context, but we are delivering humanitarian assistance
to children and their families. To date we have reached 230,270
beneficiaries in Syria through our response.
SYRIA
OTHER REFUGEE LOCATIONS
Non Food Items Shelter WASH Education Protection Health Nutrition Food security and livelihoodsLegend
Turkey
North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya)
440,768
14,289
109,809
LEBANON IRAQJORDAN
Lebanon has received staggering
numbers of Syrian refugees, but
with no camps the refugee
population is spread out across
the country, making them hard
to reach.
Jordan hosts one third of the
region’s refugees. Jordan is
also host to the region’s
largest refugee camp, Za’atari,
where we are working in
multiple sectors.
Iraq, now hosting more than
150,000 refugees, faces an
extremely difficult operational
context. And while needs are
rapidly growing funding is
thereforevery difficult to secure.
Our response
Through a multi sector
response we plan to have
reached 342,265 beneficiaries
within 2013.
Reached: 68,471 or 20%
Received: $8.9m or 26%
In Lebanon we are appealing
for $33.6m until the end of
2013
Refugees in Lebanon UNHCR 21/8
700,961
Refugees in Jordan UNHCR 22/8
521,899
Refugees in Iraq UNHCR 21/8
195,258
Our response Our response
Through a multi sector
response we plan to have
reached 650,000 beneficiaries
within 2013.
Reached: 301,932 or 46%
Received: $49.3m or 57%
In Jordan we are appealing for
$87m until the end of 2013
Through a multi sector
response we plan to have
reached 20,000 beneficiaries
within 2013.
Reached: 7,747 or 39%
Areas where we operateAreas where we operate
UNHCR 23 August
Baghdad
Of these 58,445 are children Of these 173,669 are children
In Iraq we are appealing for
$10m until the end of 2013
Received: $3.43m or 34%
Of these 4,688 are children
For more information visit: savethechildren.net/syria@SC_Humanitarian
Areas where we operate
EGYPT
An increasing number of Syrians
are entering Egypt, which is now
hosting more than 86,000
refugees. Large numbers are
residing in poor neighbourhoods
in Greater Cairo and Alexandria.
Refugees in Egypt UNHCR 22/8
Our response
Through a multi sector
response we plan to have
reached 60,000 beneficiaries
within 2013.
Reached: 259 or 0.4%
In Egypt we are appealing for
$3.2m until the end of 2013
Received: $459k or 14%
Of these 86 are children
Areas where we operate
Cairo

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SYRIA CRISIS RESPONSE Updated 25August 2013
Children fleeing Syria have had their worlds turned upside
down, and urgently need the safety, stability and structure a
positive learning environment can bring.
•We are carrying out a massive “back to school” operation
in Lebanon and Jordan targeting Syrian refugee children and
youth in camps and host communities.
•We run youth-friendly spaces providing adolescents and
youth with informal education in Za’atari refugee camp and
host communities in Jordan.
•We provide children with school bags, uniforms, and other
essential school materials, and pay school fees.
EDUCATION CHILD PROTECTION
SHELTER/NFIs
FOOD SECURITY AND
LIVELYHOODS WASH
HEALTH AND
NUTRITION
Lack of medical care and nutritious food
will put children and other vulnerable
groups at risk of malnutrition and related
illness.
• We are carrying out a large scale infant
and young child feeding programme in
Za’atari refugee camp.
• In Lebanon we provide reproductive
health and paediatric services to
pregnant, new mothers and children.
Food security for the Syrian refugees remains a grave
concern.
•We are doing large scale food distributions in Jordan. In
Za’atari refugee camp we have reached over130,000
people together with WFP. And our daily bread
distribution in the camp reaches over 116,000 Syrian
refugees
•We distribute food vouchers to an additional 111,088
people in host communities in Jordan.
•We run Cash for Work programmes in Lebanon where
families have the opportunity to put their own skills to
work in projects which benefit their communities.
During the winter, temperatures across the region
dropped below zero and refugees were ill-equipped to
cope with the cold, without winter clothes, sufficient
blankets, heating or proper shelter.
•We have distributed winter clothes in Lebanon, Jordan
and Iraq, as well as essential items from warm coats, to
blankets to food inside Syria.
•In Lebanon we are distributing vouchers to families,
enabling them to purchase children’s clothing, mattresses,
blankets, heating fuel and stoves.
•In Lebanon we are distributing vouchers to families for the
tools and materials they need for basic repairs and
insulation for their homes.
It is essential to improve the water,
sanitation and hygiene conditions for the
Syrian refugee children and their families
in order to prevent diseases and ensure
their well-being.
• We have distributed hygiene kits and
conducted hygiene promotion
awareness-raising sessions in Al
Obeidy refugee camp, Iraq, and are
actively fundraising to be able to
respond to the needs.
Children urgently require specialised care and protection to
help them recover from the extreme psychological and
emotional distress they have been through.
• We are currently running child-friendly and youth-
friendly spaces across the region reaching thousands of
children.
• We carry out a range of child protection activities: Run
child resiliency activities, establish Parents Child Centers
and refer children in need of support from psychologists.
• We establish, train and support community child
protection committees.
Our
partners